Bonding and YOU.

on a regular basis, i would think it would not hurt them business wise but don't know.

this was my second ufk after kyrie who had the soom makeup which is great!
paris i did his myself.its really cool to put them together feels more like a kit and real customizing interactive

tell ya paris was easier and faster!lol ,, kyrie i almost lost my mind on, but now with a good understanding its so easy really.

 

I totaly agree with the customization point. Thats where I tend to give my dolls thier personality it's a bit uncomfortable for me to have a finished product. Ive got to be hands on with them.

 

at least for some of us.i surpose its great to get a totally finished show doll with outfits makeup and all, but there is alot to be said for getting in there and working with a doll the stringing etc, faceups, then make the clothes, its just more of a hobby this way at least to me.

 

My first doll was a UFK and the one I've got on layaway will come assembled. Even if I wasn't planning on tanning her I think I would take her apart and put her back again. I like to know how she's put to gether, y'know get to know her from the inside out.

 

UFKs would bring about the exact opposite for me. I find putting it together and all the toil and trouble kills my joy, and the bargain price of an UFK would be lost since I'd have to then pay someone to put it together and do its faceup, and then get it wigs and eyes and so on

Customization is not required to enjoy these dolls, and while it may help some, it won't help others.

 

I would like if all companies did UFKs. I'm not sure why they don't. It's less work for them, and it most likely would sell more dolls. They should really consider selling them on a regular basis too.

 

i'm with kim-
putting a doll together wouldn't help any of this bonding business. i'd get flustered and probably toss the parts about and wind up paying someone to put it together.
but i do agree companies should offer more kits and i find it surprising that they don't. i forget what site i was on, but i think they only had a kit for one girl model.

 

I'd love to see more kits. But I tend to take mine apart when I get them anyway since I've yet to get one that's strung *just* right. lol The money saving aspect would be a plus for me, especially since I do all of the work myself. And I wouldn't have to unstring, untie the knots, retie the knots, and restring. It'd cut my work time down actually.

And as it stands now, I never seem to have money when the companies are selling ufks. So I just have ridiculously bad luck in that respect. lol

 

There's definitely something really special about opening up the big box and seeing a doll lying there, all put together. But equally, I find that opening up a box to find a load of parts is special too. There's certainly more of a "Eek! What if I mess up?" feeling, but putting the effort in to complete a doll ends up being really fun, and something I would advise everyone to try.

Having said that, I used to construct model aeroplanes as a child, so I suspect that I just like building things.

 

Well may be take some time. Time can bring changes and u might be happy with it! When my girl first time arrive. I saw her look as she was not smilling at all. Quite hard to see her smile but she always give me a cool stare. But for the second day onwards, she start to change. I bring her to coll and intro her to my fren, she start to join in it. And now we are being happy together. Well, time really brings changes. She smile now and all the time. May be ur boy he just not feeling comfortable at the moment cause this is still new to him. Give time to him and u. Sure u guys can bond together nicely!

 

Hm, you all may find this strange, but when I finally got a body for my dear Farera, I felt some-what un-bonding with him/her. I just would let Farera sit in her/his room and not even want to look at him/her!
But then I decided that I wasn't listening to what Farera was saying, so I sat him/her down on my couch and sat myself down in front of Farera and just stared deep into her/his eyes....
Suddenly I felt something, like a twig just snapped in my head and I sort-of heard Farera saying 'I like you allot, but I want to go places with you!'
So I decided to take Farera with me, just about everywhere I went, to work, to school, out to eat, even church. And soon enough it seemed like we were bonding much better! I see it as making a new friend, ya just can't do the things you want, ya have to do things your friend wants, or else you'll never feel connected....

 

I've eben very lucky with bonding so far! I'm very attached to each and every doll I have (even Unagi's poor little head, which actually came free with Kiyoharu)! ^___^U

I guess the hardest for me, is probably Dae-seong, 'cause I'm her second owner. The person on Ebay sold her because ehr kids were scared of her... so I've always wondered about her! ^ ^;;

I was also scared doing Maguro myself at first, thinking that my face-up and everything for be SO terrible I wouldn't want him anymore. But even with a mediocre job, I still love him! I'm very proud to have such a crazy, unique little thing. :]

Edit:
I agree with the UFK business. I like UFKs a lot (even though I've only had one)! It saves money and its fun to do. :]

I would totally be in debt CONSTANTLY if LUTS ever decided to sell UFKs.

 

I had the same problem. I only really liked him 2 days after I got him, then I started noticing something was not exactly right. He had Luts make-up on which was incredibly well done (despite the fact it did not match the photo I'd sent them), I liked looking at the details but it did not fit with the personality I had in mind for the doll.
Also, the company I ordered the wig from sent me the wrong one. But I couldn't be that bothered to send it back, it would've costed me too much, so I just went with it. Cause hell, it's just a doll, right? I thought I'd get used to it over time.
Then it turned out I was so wrong! Everytime I took him out of the box I felt weird and not satisfied at all, and was really worried. It was then when I just took the plunge - I wiped the make-up off and bought a new wig. The removing of the make-up was quite a shock I must say, and it took me many many face-ups before I finally found the right one.

So basically - I got my doll in February 05, but have only started connecting with him about 3 months ago. I'm really happy I didn't just give up and sell him ^^;;

 

I know what you mean. Maybe it's because I've left Arnold at home, and not at college where I'm staying, because I'm afraid someone will mess with and break him, thus having little time to attempt to bond and be happy with him.

After the first few days I grew bored with him. I couldn't look at him and sometimes forgot he was even there. If his wig fell I wouldn't really bother to put it back on. I had to FORCE myself to pick him up and carry him around. After I got him some clothes it was a little better, but not by much. I'm upset that I can't sew, thus I don't know when he'll get new clothes, and don't have the time or money to build him any little utopias and such.

I want so badly to bond, and I'm trying so hard, but nothing is really working. I'm hoping once summer comes and I'm out of school for 3-4 months I can focus on him with little interruption. Maybe go on photoshoot trips. I've put up a website for now but not much is being done with it at the moment: http://www.geocities.com/celticpixels/moon_cookies_index.htm

 

i'll be seeing both of my new dolls for the first time at A-cen, and have been warned that bonding with two at once may be difficult. reading through this thread, i'm beginning to think so! how am i going to give each the attention that he needs? it'll be like having twins (only they're not twins). argh. now i kind of wish i'd waited to buy my second doll.

 

I would suggest you not to try your own face up if you still think you will probably re-sell him... Luts face ups on limited editions are great, and make the dolls more valuable.
BTW, the right wigs, eyes and outfits are VERY important as far as doll bonding is concerned!
I still have to find the right clothes for some of my dolls, so in the meantime they are boxed, but it doesn't mean that I don't like them!

 

For me bonding is easy ^^; once the boxes comes I will open it and its "Ok were bonded your not going anywere *Hugs*"
I just love them when I orderd them and when they come threw the door and into my home. ^^

 

I loved my Vasiley the moment I opened the box ^_^ he was without a face-up, but still perfect..he would pose perfectly, sit right into my arms..and when I did his face-up, it sure helped loving him even more ^^

When I got Sumiya, I was afraid I wouldn't love Vasy as much anymore..when I just got Sumi, I was constantly taking pics of him, staring at him, finding he was much easier to photograph..then, I gave Vasiley a new face-up that fit him more and made him look a bit older and warmer, and I was in love with him again ^___^ Now I absolutely love them both, I really can't choose between them ^^ they belong together, too, they compliment each other, everything that Vasy doesn't have, Sumi does, and vice versa.

I only hope my third doll will fit in just as well, but I think he will, as he has the remaining personality and look things that will make the couple complete ^^ For me, working on their face-ups and tattoo's sure helps bonding, and Alizee will need lots of modding on his body..I've never done that before but I'm already looking forward to it ^__^

 

I was already in love with Shall before I even had him. I was so looking forward on seeing him and finally be able to hold him.. While I waited for him I was just being ignorant XD since I simply couldn't wait for him to get here, and once he got here and I took him out of his box, my heart was racing, it was like love at first sight, although I already knew I would love him to pieces ^^ he's been with me for a week now and I take him with me everywhere I go (accept school, don't wanna risk that) and the feeling only grew stronger, now Shallow and me are an union which can't be taken apart, he's everywhere I am, he even goes shopping with me, watches the same tv shows I do (and a view more, he loves to watch television and hates the fact that charmed isn't airing anymore)
I never thought I would care that much about a doll ^^

 

I think I've been very lucky with my guys...

I've never had a problem forming a strong attachment to any of them, right out of the box. With Harumatsu especially, it was very much a "love at first sight" kind-of thing. My affection for him is the strongest, but any doubts I've had about any of them vanished the minute I picked them up.

They've all settled into their roles and found their proper personalities relatively easily, too. Even Nightengale, who arrived as nothing but an unpainted, unmodified little head was still very much "himself" from the start... I haven't had to do much of the face-up/wig/personality-switching thing that I've seen other owners go through with new dolls.

I was a little worried about Crane before I got him, though, since his former incarnation was a doll that I knew pretty well, with a character that had a vastly different personality than my "mother hen" god-beast... I really wondered if I would have trouble seeing Crane in that doll, or if impressions of Kivara would carry over and end up altering my plans for the character.

'Turns out it wasn't a problem. Destringing him for a good scrub, wiring, and sueding, plus giving him new eye-lashes, a pair of new eyes, that long white wig, and his proper costume really did wonders to disconnect the old personality from the new one in my mind. That doll was so thoroughly "Crane" by the time I got him back together that knowing he used to be someone else just wasn't an issue.

Like I said... I've been lucky. ^_^